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About Mainpur Village

Mainpur is a small village in Bharatpur tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 191 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mainpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mainpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Bharatpur
Pincode 497778
Area (hectares) 312.88 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 191
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mainpur compares

By the 2011 count Mainpur is the 90th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 512 residents. Its 312.88 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Mainpur

Mainpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mainpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mainpur from other places

Mainpur lies about 145 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 36 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mainpur
Nearest town Mungeli 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bharatpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 36 km
District headquarters Koriya 145 km

Villages closest to Mainpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bharatpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Mainpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Mainpur village had a population of 381. That makes it the 90th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Mainpur village has 191 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mainpur has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Mainpur is 497778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mainpur covers 312.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mainpur falls under Bharatpur tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Mainpur is Kargi Road, about 36 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Mainpur.

Mainpur is about 145 km from Koriya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mainpur is in Bharatpur tehsil of Koriya district. Mungeli is about 13 km away. Bharatpur is about 14 km away. Kargi Road is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sitapur (under 2 km), Narayanpur (3.7 km) and Chhatauda (3.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mainpur today is likely to be higher.

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